This morning we were all up at 6:00am getting ready to go to our
Consulate appointment:) This is the final step in the China adoption
process:) Once again there were many families at the Consulate and it
was so great seeing all of the little ones being adopted into the United
States:) We tried to dress everyone in red, white and blue, but pretty
sure that Mark was missing the color blue!!!! We will get Samuel's Visa
tomorrow, right before we head back to Hong Kong, so today was our last
full day in Guangzhou :(
After the Consulate appointment, we headed
back to our room to start packing all of our things :) We laid Samuel
down for a nap, and just started organizing
our chaos!!! It is amazing what you can accumulate in a Hotel room for
10 days!!!
I was able after awhile to go visit with Patrick and
Hetty in their room:) What a gift it has been to be able to see them and
give them HUGS in person:) Again, only The Lord could have arranged all
of this, and we are grateful!!!!
When Samuel woke up we all needed
to get ready for the Pearl River cruise that we took tonight!! As we
were boarding our bus for the cruise, we were like, Wow, we can't
believe that it is our last night in Guangzhou... It feels like we just
arrived!!!
The Dinner Cruise was so much fun, with many families
attending, and many photo opportunities!!! It was the perfect ending to a
wonderful adoption stay in Guangzhou:) The bright lights from the city
and the boats going up and down the river were so beautiful and
colorful!!! When we finished eating, we made our way up to the upper
deck which is all outside.... It was a beautiful
evening and just a great way to visit with other families and say
goodbye to our time in Guangzhou:)
We returned about 9:00pm to our
Hotel rooms, and did a little more packing, put Samuel to bed, and are
currently just resting and getting ready for bed ourselves:) Abbie is
reading:):):) ( I know that comes as a shock to everyone.... ha,ha!!! )
Tomorrow
we check out of The Garden Hotel and head to the train station about
2:30pm:) We will take a train to Hong Kong, spend the night and leave on
a flight the next morning:) We are excited to be heading home!!!
Missing all of our family and friends:)
Love and Blessings to all:)
Patti, Mark, Abbie and Samuel :)
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| Beautiful Abigail in her new dress!!! Love her smile!!! |
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| Sweet Boy!!! |
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| Fast Asleep!!! |
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| New friends? |
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| Hi There!!! |
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| More Panda's :) |
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| Pandas |
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| Yay!!! |
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| We are HOT!!! |
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| So sweet !!! |
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| Yay!!! Finally will see Pandas!!! |
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| Love these smiles!!! |
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| Sweet Monkey:) |
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| Loving this day at the Zoo:) |
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| Jurassic Park!!! Abbie... This is so cool!!! Samuel...scared!!! |
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| In line at the zoo:) |
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| Yikes!! Safari Park!!! |
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| Rise and Shine Samuel... Give God the glory glory... It is Sunday:):):) |
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| We keep having to wake the boy up:)He doesn't like it!!! |
So excited that you are home safely. Hoping to see you all soon. I bet Becca and Naomi are loving their little brother. Again thanks for blogging this journey, it was so fun to follow your days in China. We continue to pray for patience during this new season in your life.
ReplyDeleteMy heart is so sad that we can't share in your welcome home party for Samuel. Please know that we are with you all laughing and sharing in the joy of having Samuel part of your beautiful family. Please give everyone our love and know that you are in our mind and heart.
ReplyDeleteBlessings and God's wonderful peace and happiness to you all.
Love you,
Tom and Sherry